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EDY/VIN K. CONOVER, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,522, dated September 29, 1896. Application filed NOVemlJer 12, 1895- Seral No. 568.1711. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that l, EDWIN K. CONOVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vater-Supply Systems; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to systems for supplyf ing water to towns, factories, breweries, and other industries, has especial reference to such systems as receive their supply of water from Artesian wells, and has for its object certain improvements which will be fully described in the following specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specication, Figure l represents a plant shown in side elevation; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section of the air-compressing cylinder on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a detail transverse section of the chest of said cylinder; Fig. 4, a side elevation of a section of the same, and Fig. 5 a sectional view of the water-tank and valve controlling supply of water from the service-main to the tank.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon, A indicates the tubes or casings of a plurality of Artesian or driven wells which are connected by branch pipes a to a distributing-pipe b, attached to a compressed-air reservoir B, from which compressed air is supplied to the wells to raise water through pipes c, which connect with a pipe d, which conducts the water to a tank C, from which the water is drawn by a pump D and forced through the service-main E to any desired place for use.

F indicates an engine-cylinder, and e its piston-rod, which is connected at one end to a pitman-rod f and at its opposite end is eX- tended through the air-compression cylinder G and the cylinder of the pump D, both of which cylinders are provided with piston, that of the airfcompression cylinder being shown in Fig. 2 and designated by the letter g, while that of the pump is not shown.

The airecompressor G is provided with the usual induction-valves h, eduction-valves t', and chest 7c. In the chest and seated upon ports mm are valves n o, fulcrumed, respectively, at p q and connected by rods r s to a wrist-plate t, to which is secured a shaft u, which extends through one side of the chest 7c, as shown in Fig. 3, and to said shaft is attached an arm fu, provided with an adjustable weight n', to one end of which arm is attached wire w, which extends to the tank C and is connected to a float y, which rests upon the surface of the water in the tank, and when the water has reached a predetermined height in the tank the float rises and opens the valves n o, which causes the air to circulate through the chest 7c from one end to the other of the cylinder Gr and prevents air passingfrom the cylinder through pipe a' to the reservoir B, and from the reservoir to the distributing-pipe b and branches a to the wells, and thus automatically controlling the supply of water from the wells to the tank. As the water falls in the tank the valves n o are closed and 'the compression of air resumed.

The pump D is connected to the tank G on its induction side by a pipe'b, which communicates with the bottom of the tank and through which pipe the pump is supplied with water.

To prevent the pump D racing or pumping air, should the water in the tank C become exhausted, connection is made with the eduction side of the pump and the tank by means of a pipe c', which communicates with the service-main E and causes the water to circulate through the pump and the tank, and this operation is also automatically controlled by means of a balanced valve (Z, whose stem or rod e is provided with a lever f', one end of which is provided with a weight g", and to the opposite end of the lever is attached a rod h', which is connected to a iioat i', which is normally immersed in the water of the tank, and before the water is exhausted from the tank the iioat descends and opens the valve d and causes a portion of the water from the main E to be delivered to the tank. To prevent any backi'low of water frompthe main beyond the junctions of the pipe c with the main, a check-valve 7c' is inserted in the main. lVhen the water rises again in the tank C, the float t" also rises and closes the valve d', when all of the water will again be delivered through the main E.

It is obvious that other forms of valves and means for operating them for relieving the air-compressing cylinder of work and other forms of valve for controlling the return of water from the air to the tank and means for operating the valve may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing` water and operated by said motor, a waterreceiving tank, connections between the induction and eduetion of the pump and said tank and means operated by the level of the water in the tank for controlling the return of water thereto, in combination with a water supply and means for conducting compressed air to said supply.

2. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water, in alinement with and operated directly by the piston of said motor, a waterreceiving tank, a connection between the pump and the tank, a delivery-main and a connection between the main and the tank, and means operated by the level of the water in the tank forcontrolling the return of water to the tank, in combination with a water supply and means for conducting compressed air thereto.

3. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water, in alin ement with and operated by said motor, a water-1eceiving tank, a connection between the tank and the pump, a deliverymain, a connection between the main and the tank, and means operated by the level of the water in the tank for automatically controlling the supply of water from the main to the tank, in combination with a water supply and means forconducting compressed air thereto.

4. A water-supply system comprising a driven or Artesian well, a motor, an air-com pressor provided with a by-pass and a pump for forcing water and operated by said motor, a tank, connections between the induction and eduction of the pump and the tank and means operated by the water in the tank for controlling the by-pass of the air-compressor, in combination with means for conducting compressed air to said well and means for conducting water from the well to said tank.

5. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water, all in .alinement, the piston-rod of said motor extending through the air-compressor into the pump cylinder and connected to their respective pistons, a water-receivin g tank, connections between the induction and eduction of the pump and said tank and means operated by the level of the water in the tank for controlling the return of water thereto, in combination with a water supply and a compressed-air reservoir communicating with said supply.

6. A watersupply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water and operated by said motor, a waterreceiving tank, connections between the induction and eduction of the pump and said tank and a float in said tank controlling the connection between the eduction of the pump and the tank, in combination with a water supply and means for conducting compressed air thereto.

7. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water and operated by said motor, a waterreeeiving tank, connections between the in.- duetion and the eduction ofthe pump and said tank, a balanced valve in said eduction and said tank and a iioat in the tank connected to said valve, in combination with a water supply and means for con ducting compressed air thereto.

8. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water and operated by said motor, areceivingtank, a connection between the pump and the tank, a delivery-main and a connection between the main and the tank, a valve in the connection between said main and said tank and a float in the tank-connected to said valve, in combination with a water supply and means for conducting compressed air thereto.

9. A water-supply system comprising a motor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water operated by said motor, a receivingtank, a connection between the pump -and the tank, a delivery-main provided with a check-valve and a connection with the main betweenthe pumpand said check-valve communicating with said tank andprovided `with a balanced valve and a float immersed in the tank and connected to the balanced valve, in combination with a'watersupply and means for conducting compressed air thereto.

10. Awater-supply system comprisingamotor, an air-compressor and a pump for forcing water and operated by said motor, a receiving tank, connections between the pump and said tank, a Watersupply, means for conducting `compressed air thereto and means for conducting water therefrom to said tank, in combination with means operated by the water in the tank for controlling the airecompressor and the pump separately.

11. A water-supply system comprising a plurality of Artesian or drivenwells, a compressedair reservoir communicating with the IOO IIO

casings of said wells, a water-receiving tank, the tank for controlling the supply of water a connection between said casings and said to the tank and` from the tank to the pump. 1o tank, a motor, an air-compressor and a pump In testimony whereof I afix my signature for forcing water, a connection between the in presence of two witnesses.

air-compressor and the air-reservoir and oon- EDWIN K. CONOVER. nections between the induction and the educ- Witnesses:

tion of said pump and said tank, in combina- JOHN A. SERRELL,

tion with means automatically operated in C. A. VAN DERVEET. 

